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Interesting Links for 28-01-2017
Jan. 28th, 2017 12:00 pm- Dyspraxia can be serious – it deserves more recognition
It me (with less journalism)
Interesting Links for 29-04-2016
Apr. 29th, 2016 01:00 pm- Zelo Street: Telegraph’s Junior Doctor Isn’t
Apparently he's a recently graduated foundation year doctor not yet at the point of being allowed to work on people alone.
Interesting Links for 12-03-2016
Mar. 12th, 2016 12:00 pm- Millions of ordinary Americans support Donald Trump. Here's why | Thomas Frank | Opinion | The Guardian
Interesting point; as well as all the racism, Trump says a lot about how free trade has moved jobs overseas, leaving working class people unemployed and feeling angry at the system
Interesting Links for 16-02-2016
Feb. 16th, 2016 01:00 pm- Diagnosing Dyspraxia: when clumsiness becomes a condition | The Student Newspaper
Minus the fact I've never even tried to learn to drive, this is very familiar to me.
Interesting Links for 24-01-2016
Jan. 24th, 2016 12:00 pm- Is Donald Trump now unstoppable? - BBC News
Fortunately just talking about the Republican nomination. But still… fuck.
Interesting Links for 10-07-2015
Jul. 10th, 2015 01:00 pm- I, Racist — "Why I don’t talk about race with White people"
- Border crossings no more
Photos of the closed border checkpoints of Schengen-ised Europe
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Interesting Links for 19-12-2014
Dec. 19th, 2014 12:00 pm- Pub offers free Christmas dinner to homeless people
- Art Held Hostage: Why Sony Not Releasing “The Interview” Is Scary
'The Interview is a story about members of the media assassinating a North Korean leader. But the opposite happened: because of The Interview, North Korea assassinated our media.'
Interesting Links for 28-09-2014
Sep. 28th, 2014 01:00 pm- Men aren’t entitled to women's time or affection.
Think I'd replace "But it's a hard lesson to learn" with "But some don't want to learn"
Interesting Links for 22-03-2014
Mar. 22nd, 2014 12:00 pm- The problem with “We are all Oxford"
When people say they've experienced racism, it's not good to dismiss it with "But we're trying really hard!" or "But these other people haven't experienced that!"
- PHD Comics: Cosmic Inflation Explained
A rather good visual explanation of stuff to do with Cosmic inflation and gravitational waves
- “‘We Have Always Fought’: Challenging the ‘Women, Cattle and Slaves’ Narrative” by Kameron Hurley — A Dribble of Ink
'I’m going to tell you a story about llamas. It will be like every other story you’ve ever heard about llamas: how they are covered in fine scales; how they eat their young if not raised properly; and how, at the end of their lives, they hurl themselves – lemming-like - over cliffs to drown in the surging sea. They are, at heart, sea creatures, birthed from the sea, married to it like the fishing people who make their livelihood there.'
Interesting Links for 04-02-2014
Feb. 4th, 2014 12:00 pm- Boris Johnson, not Bob Crow, is the one behaving terribly over the tube strike|Comment is free
'little is said of London's mayor breaking his promise not to close ticket offices'
- Ministers could slap VAT on Bitcoin trades
Interesting Links for 14-01-2014
Jan. 14th, 2014 12:00 pm- Why "Stop taking photos and enjoy the view" is wrong
To be fair, I do try and avoid doing too much 'must capture it all' on events I'm going to, gigs, or whatever. But there's a joy in sharing the random weird stuff I find in London, or the fucked up stuff we come up with in our games of Cards Against Humanity, or just grabbing a few cool moments from a fun night out to remind yourself of it months or years later.
- Why are my feminist friends still taking their husbands' surnames? | Zoe Holman | Comment is free | theguardian.com
An interesting question; I can certainly see the very strong arguments for keeping your name, but I can also see those for wanting to share a name as part of the togetherness of marriage. The problem is that patriarchal culture means everyone expects it to be the man's name. Of course, in that case you can double-barrel, or you could even come up with an entirely new name (though few would, I think)
- “What Happened Next?” update chapter from Bad Pharma 2013
- Why people on benefits have a flatscreen TV
and expanded musings on the nature of cashflow, and what stuff counts as a 'I have a bit of extra cash, get something nice' purchase
Interesting Links for 10-01-2014
Jan. 10th, 2014 12:00 pm- BBC News - The secret history of fashion laws
'The 1732 Hat Act banned American colonists from wearing US made headgear'
- Men – if you're not a feminist, it's fine, just move on | Comment is free
On the problems of 'But MEN!' from people who want to be feminist allies
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Interesting Links for 04-01-2014
Jan. 4th, 2014 12:00 pm- David Cameron's internet porn filter is the start of censorship creep | Laurie Penny
- Happy 40th birthday to Dungeons and Dragons | Mary Hamilton
- Facebook faces lawsuit for allegedly scanning private messages | PCWorld
'Swiss firm High-Tech Bridge, for example, reported in August it used a dedicated Web server and generated a secret URL for each of the 50 largest social networks, Web services and free email systems it was testing for their respect of user privacy.'
- I am the guy with two penises. AMA. — Reddit
NSFW text and links to NSFW images, duh. 'Just to summarize what we've learnt. He's bisexual. He's attractive. He's lives in a threesome. He likes fisting others and being fisted. He likes putting things down his urethra. He casually mentions the time six people had sex with him simultaneously. He shoots 12 times when he cums. Straight men magically turn bicurious around him. And on top of that, he has two penises. Well played, God. Good to know you didn't waste that extra penis on a prude.'
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Interesting Links for 25-11-2013
Nov. 25th, 2013 04:00 pm- The cutesification of everything makes me want to strangle an elf
'how many sleeps until Christmas? I should warn you that if you answered with a number – any number at all – then you're dead to me'
- One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Fighting the Revenge Porn sites.
- The Neuroscientist Who Discovered He Was a Psychopath | Surprising Science
Now I want a scan...
- Breeds of metal brethren - Imgur
Amusing. But how about the breeds of metal sistren? Or drawings of both for each category?
- DC Noir | henriksahlstrom
Batman & some of his villians, with added Noir.
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Interesting Links for 20-11-2013
Nov. 20th, 2013 04:00 pm- After Haiyan: how to act on scientific advice that's politically inconvenient?
Yes, climate change is a problem. No, the data is does not support the idea that it's causing greater or worse natural disasters, baring heatwaves.
Interesting Links for 12-11-2013
Nov. 12th, 2013 04:00 pm- Affordable homes facing demolition because of bedroom tax | Society | The Observer
There isn't the spare housing for people to move around like the bedroom tax wants them to. And it's not a bad thing for people to have spare rooms. But the government keeps on pushing this, because it's a way to punish people on benefits.
- The gambling machines helping drug dealers 'turn dirty money clean'
- Proverbial Wallets Keep You Informed About Your Spending
'the pocket-sized cases are meant to help you pay better attention to your spending at a time when most of your transactions are done using debit cards and credit cards, instead of cash'
- Tom Baker – the longest serving time lord, but by no means the best
Shared mostly to see what reaction it gets. I notice it doesn't say who *is* the best, or even slightly discuss the other Doctors.
- Finally, A Game Where You Argue About Slashfic
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Interesting Links for 09-11-2013
Nov. 9th, 2013 04:00 pm- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Exigology
First of a pair of webcomics relating to Russell Brand's recent comments on voting.
- PVP - show of hands
Pandas. The sharp end of democracy. Another webcomic relating to Russel Brand
Interesting Links for 05-11-2013
Nov. 5th, 2013 04:00 pm- This transatlantic trade deal is a full-frontal assault on democracy | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian
'it would grant big business to sue the living daylights out of governments which try to defend their citizens'
- Peers seek to delay lobbying bill for three months | Politics | theguardian.com
'refer part of bill on regulating charities and thinktanks to special committee'
- 30 Of The Most Powerful Images Ever | Bored Panda
- New MPs need training on lobbyists, says committee | Politics | theguardian.com
They're turning MPs into gamers! 'role-playing exercises could help MPs and peers learn how to deal with lobbyists'
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Interesting Links for 08-10-2013
Oct. 8th, 2013 05:00 pm- Daily Kos: A political crisis
After all, if you can't win, it's your responsibility to make sure the others lose. Right? Right??
- It’s enough to make you cancel your reservation | bl0gdramedy
“I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes.”
- 25 True Facts About Scottish Independence
'All our dreams will come true. Yes, all of them. Including the slightly unsavory one involving Kylie Minogue, a talking parrot called Steve and two pounds of warm lard.'
- Facebook Requires Social Fixer Browser Extension To Remove Key Features
Facebook, making its site more annoying to use. Why am I not surprised?
- iOS 7 Does NOT Make Your iPhone Waterproof
Nor will it walk your dog for you.
- Scott Lynch's Blog - Against Big Bird, The Gods Themselves Contend In Vain - February 29, 2012 00:24
Muppets be badass.
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Interesting Links for 19-07-2013
Jul. 19th, 2013 05:00 pm- Satanists Turn WBC Founder's Mom Gay in Ceremony Held On Her Grave
- Give Blood - Statements - Blood from UK donors is not sold for profit
I've not seen any of the people worrying that it would be sold for profit, but this seems worth making sure people see it.
- A scientist's view: equality, feminism and men's rights | Andrew Holding | Science | guardian.co.uk
Yes, equality is important. Yes, there are issue that men face. But no, the 'men's rights' issues are not at the same level as the systemic and cultural disadvantage women face.
- BBC News - 10 ways the UK is ill-prepared for a heatwave
Insufficient ability to tow the country north when we need to!
